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hp n Tuesday, August 9, 1994 1 J H22 Speed runs in the genes Twins Chris and Warren Jones, runners at WSU, took first and second place during the Standard-Examiner 1 0K. Classic Flood damages 3-year-old HPEC facility By Laurie Albrechtsen Signpost news editor Due to a flood over the weekend of July 24, severe damage was caused to the racquetball courts and the movement exploration studio of thethree-year-old HPEC Building. John Knight of the Wilderness Recreation department of Weber State University, said he is not sure if the center will be repaired in time for fall quarter. Currently, they have torn up the wood flooring of the new racquetball courts and motion exploration studio, they are accepting bids for the reconstruction of the damage, Knight said. The cause of the flooding were tree roots that clogged the drainage system. The run-off water and ground water around the building caused the water build up that caused the flood. The elevator shaft was flooded as well. The water backed up because of the clogged drain, Knight said. Initially, the thought was that someone turned on the sprinklers in the plaza area. When Knight arrived on Sunday morning he discovered the flood. The sprin- x IK.) I ! 1 The flooding of the HPEC building on Pioneer Day weekend left the new Weber State University racketball courts in ruin. The costs to repair the water damage will run in the tens of thousands. The cause of the flood is still being investigated. klers were on and the grounds crew said that they had not been turned on by them. Friday night at closing everything was OK, he said. The Health and PE building is an eight million dollar facility. Damages are expected to be approximately 100 thousand dollars. The Movement Exploration stu i r ' Saturday morning. Chris, who led the race from start to finish, completed the mostly downhill course in 29:55. dio is used for the drop-in aerobics classes, the performing arts department and for PE classes, Knight said. The Human performance lab was also affected. Twelve to 15 computers as well as all of the diagnostic machines sat in two to three inches of water. There is no estimate as to how long the equip MP) . x V v STEVE CONLIN THE SIGNPOS T PHOTO COURTSEY OF MIKE HARVEY ment had been sitting in the water. It has been moved and stored elsewhere. It has not been turned on and checked. If the computers do work, there is a question as to theaccuracy of theequipment. Everything will have to be tested and re-calibrated, he said. See Flood page 2 Volume 57 Number 94 Quick Takes A&E UMT hosts musical debut of "City of Angels" playing through August 27. See pnge 6 Features Gov. Mike Leavitt explains how states can cure health care plague See page 3 Opinion A die-hard Signpost staffer bids farewell to WSU. See page 5 Sports Coach Arslanian smiles now, but what would life be like without football at WSU? See page 7 Weather THIS WEEK: Highs near 100 Lows mid 70s Chance of evening showers 0.0

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hp n Tuesday, August 9, 1994 1 J H22 Speed runs in the genes Twins Chris and Warren Jones, runners at WSU, took first and second place during the Standard-Examiner 1 0K. Classic Flood damages 3-year-old HPEC facility By Laurie Albrechtsen Signpost news editor Due to a flood over the weekend of July 24, severe damage was caused to the racquetball courts and the movement exploration studio of thethree-year-old HPEC Building. John Knight of the Wilderness Recreation department of Weber State University, said he is not sure if the center will be repaired in time for fall quarter. Currently, they have torn up the wood flooring of the new racquetball courts and motion exploration studio, they are accepting bids for the reconstruction of the damage, Knight said. The cause of the flooding were tree roots that clogged the drainage system. The run-off water and ground water around the building caused the water build up that caused the flood. The elevator shaft was flooded as well. The water backed up because of the clogged drain, Knight said. Initially, the thought was that someone turned on the sprinklers in the plaza area. When Knight arrived on Sunday morning he discovered the flood. The sprin- x IK.) I ! 1 The flooding of the HPEC building on Pioneer Day weekend left the new Weber State University racketball courts in ruin. The costs to repair the water damage will run in the tens of thousands. The cause of the flood is still being investigated. klers were on and the grounds crew said that they had not been turned on by them. Friday night at closing everything was OK, he said. The Health and PE building is an eight million dollar facility. Damages are expected to be approximately 100 thousand dollars. The Movement Exploration stu i r ' Saturday morning. Chris, who led the race from start to finish, completed the mostly downhill course in 29:55. dio is used for the drop-in aerobics classes, the performing arts department and for PE classes, Knight said. The Human performance lab was also affected. Twelve to 15 computers as well as all of the diagnostic machines sat in two to three inches of water. There is no estimate as to how long the equip MP) . x V v STEVE CONLIN THE SIGNPOS T PHOTO COURTSEY OF MIKE HARVEY ment had been sitting in the water. It has been moved and stored elsewhere. It has not been turned on and checked. If the computers do work, there is a question as to theaccuracy of theequipment. Everything will have to be tested and re-calibrated, he said. See Flood page 2 Volume 57 Number 94 Quick Takes A&E UMT hosts musical debut of "City of Angels" playing through August 27. See pnge 6 Features Gov. Mike Leavitt explains how states can cure health care plague See page 3 Opinion A die-hard Signpost staffer bids farewell to WSU. See page 5 Sports Coach Arslanian smiles now, but what would life be like without football at WSU? See page 7 Weather THIS WEEK: Highs near 100 Lows mid 70s Chance of evening showers 0.0